Five years ago, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford predicted that, "when we look back at Steam in five or 10 years, it may look like a dying store and other, competitive stores, will be the place to be," alluding primarily to the then-fresh Epic Games Store and its more generous developer revenue split. Cut to today and not only is Steam quite lively, Borderlands 4 is eyeing Steam and the Epic Games Store, whereas Borderlands 3 was briefly an Epic exclusive. As some onlookers readied their eggs, Pitchford addressed his inaccurate prediction online, defending his stance as pro-competition.
"Yeah, Steam is the leading store for PC games and Epic is not pressing their advantage (which is a shame)," Pitchford said in a tweet. "I’m a Steam customer, but sure wish they had more and better competition that was more favorable to artists, designers, and creators than to the retailer. I will continue to support competitors to Steam and also support Steam."
